Artist Dana Schutz, known for her lushly painted grotesques and bizarre situations, is one of the most intriguing artists working in America today. Coming off of a critically acclaimed traveling retrospective, Schutz is visiting the Milwaukee Institute of Art & Design this week and will speak publicly about her work Tuesday evening.

Schutz once told an interviewer she was hesitant to translate her strange artistic visions from drawings into paint. She was worried the work might be garish or "hugely embarrassing." | March 19, 2013»Read Full Blog Post(2)

On May 26, we're publishing our Summer Reading preview in the Journal Sentinel's Sunday Cue section and at TapMilwaukee.com, with dozens of suggestions for your enjoyment.

For today's preview of those suggestions, we asked our friends at Boswell Book Company to suggest young-adult titles for readers who were captivated by John Green’s novel "The Fault in Our Stars," the story of two teenagers who meet at a cancer support group and fall in love. Booksellers Jannis Mindel, Nick Berg, Stacie Michelle Williams, Hannah Johnson-Breimeier and Daniel Goldin suggest these young-adult novels for readers who loved “Fault.” | May 20, 2013»Read Full Blog Post

8-Twelve MVP Bar and Grill, a restaurant associated with athletes Ryan Braun and Aaron Rodgers, will open its second location at Glendale's Bayshore Town Center.

The new 8-Twelve will be located in the space now leased to COA, a locally owned Mexican restaurant which Marc and Marta Bianchini opened in 2009. COA closes June 30, and 8-Twelve is expected to open in the fourth quarter, said David Moss, Bayshore general manager. | May 20, 2013»Read Full Blog Post(23)

'Summertime,' the signature lullaby from 'Porgy & Bess,' is one of America's greatest musical hits. More than 33,000 versions of the song have been recorded, according to The Summertime Connection, a Dutch website that compiles a list of recordings of the song.

ArtPlace America, a consortium of national and regional foundations and banks that works with the National Endowment for the Arts and other federal agencies, will award a $350,000 grant to the Greater Milwaukee Committee’s MiKE initiative.

Summer's finally here, but some things are leaving town. One of them is the "Real Pirates" exhibit at the Milwaukee Public Museum, which pulls out next Monday. So, if you haven't set sail for it yet, you might want to heave to.